Asturian

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Adjective

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sordo

  1. neuter of sordu

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin surdus (silent), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (ringing, whistling).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsor.do/
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  • Rhymes: -ordo
  • Hyphenation: sór‧do

Adjective

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sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordi, feminine plural sorde)

  1. deaf
  2. muffled (sound)
  3. dull (pain)
  4. veiled (threat etc.)
  5. silent, hidden
  6. voiceless (phonetics)

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Noun

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sordo m (plural sordi, feminine sorda)

  1. a deaf person

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Neapolitan

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Etymology

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From Italian soldo, itself from solidus (gold coin).

Noun

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sordo m

  1. A coin
  2. money

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (ringing, whistling). Compare English surd.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordos, feminine plural sordas)

  1. deaf
    Antonym: oyente
    quedarse sordoto go deaf
    hacerse el sordoto pretend not to hear
  2. (of a sound) dull, muted
  3. (phonetics) voiceless
  4. (of pain) dull

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of voiceless, as in a consonant): sonoro

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Noun

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sordo m (plural sordos, feminine sorda, feminine plural sordas)

  1. deaf person
    Antonym: oyente

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